Struck against object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ProAmpac, 825 Turnberry Court, HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS 60133
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On August 23, 2022, an employee was removing trim waste from a converting machine (pouch machine) when his left index finger contacted the blade. The nailbed and fingertip pad were amputated.
An employee was removing a piece of debris from a paste pad when their right little finger contacted moving agitator gear, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was trying to shake a pebble out of her shoe when she lost balance and fell on her right side in the employee parking lot. She fractured her right hip.
An employee was cutting a cardboard core on a core cutting machine when the core spun out of the machine, striking the employee in the face and mouth. The employee suffered nose, sinus, and palate fractures.
An employee was tying a feed bag when his hand slipped and struck the side of the feed hopper resulting in a laceration to the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
At approximately 9:45 AM, a maintenance technician was assisting in removing a feed roller from a coating tank. The bolts were removed and a supporting chain was in place. The technician was using a prybar to unseat the roller shaft when the prybar slipped, causing him to lunge forward and strike the right side of his face against a valve stem. The technician sustained a fracture and laceration to the cheek, and required surgery for an injury related to his right eye. He was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning and performing maintenance on a vertical panel saw when the employee impacted the saw blade. They sustained a finger fracture and laceration.
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On June 9, 2025, a machine operator was using a sorting machine to sort/clean plastic sheets. While she was freeing stuck sheets on the lift table, the table engaged and crushed her against the top railing, trapping her torso. The employee was hospitalized with contusions to her back.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.